The… “quiet waters” in the N.D. guaranteed by the centre-right choice of Costas Tassoula for the Presidency of the Republic by him is not expected to… “disturb” government, at least not directly. The changes in the Cabinet do not seem to be a priority for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, as they appreciate his interlocutors, and they all show that the reshuffle will perhaps wait for a few months. CORVERSE The milestone for this initiative of Kyriakos Mitsotakis is placed until the end of the first half of the year. The landmark of June Then, in June, was completed two years after the re-election of the N.D. in the country’s reins and the change in the composition of the Cabinet in that timing, in the middle of the second government term, would mark a total restart in the government work, with an end to the 2027 polls. By early summer, many of the government’s initiatives to support citizens, as provided for in the 2025 budget (new minimum wage increase etc.), and other reforms will be launched. And the government in the… turn towards the second half of its term is called upon to develop speeds to launch and implement the rest of the reforms that are also its programme commitments. CORVERSE The new government composition will perhaps be the last, with the shape that will emerge to lead the government until the election. After all, Mr Mitsotakis has proved that he is not a fan of frequent reconstructions. Why is a sweeping reshuffle difficult…? In addition, there are several people who estimate that the Prime Minister’s margins for changes in the composition of the Cabinet are not large to launch a sweeping reform. If they are going to change 1 – 2 ministers and some positions of deputy ministers then there is no need for haste, they appreciate some, especially at this time when there is a euphoria climate in the “blue” party, after Costa Tasoula’s choice for the Presidency of the Republic, a nomination from the “spraknas” of N.D. In the crucial ministries the prime minister has placed top, tested executives, who follow the government’s central policy strictly, and who could hardly be found outside the Cabinet or even change portfolio. For example, the same sources consider it almost impossible to move finance and finance ministers Kostis Hatzidakis, the other Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health ‘Adoni Georgiades, Defence Minister Nikos Dendias, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis – although scenarios were heard about his possible return to Maximos Palace – but also other ministers. This also concerns ministers with another political starting point, i.e. with Pasocian roots, who are considered successful in their offices, such as Minister of Education Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochidis etc.It is difficult to see the movement of Minister of Development Takis Theodorikos, as any replacement would send him a message that the government as a whole does not succeed in addressing the great issue of accuracy, which in all polls is recorded as the number one problem of citizens. Making use of MPs with a more right-wing mark…? In this light a sweeping reshuffle is considered almost impossible. But in a topical, corrective reshuffle, it is very likely that they will be used, in positions of deputy ministers, MPs with a more… right-wing mark. A move that will also aim to limit the leaks of “blue” voters to parties on the right of the N.D. located within Parliament or in the European Parliament, such as Venus Latinopoulou’s Voice of Logic. The composition of a Cabinet with executives of all ideological “colors”, in the second half of the government term, in the turn towards the 2027 election, is estimated to be a possible possibility.
Tasula selection for the Presidency of the Republic removes reconstruction scenarios
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